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Descend the steps behind the bus shelter on the left at S. 18th & Mission. These 102 steps drop down to S. 21st St. To return to the registration area

Make left. After the first bridge is the Mission St. pumping station circa 1900

To join Gold Route

Descend an additional 64 steps to Mission St. To the left are views of downtown

Turn left. Built in 1951

The trail was designed and built in collaboration with the Student Conservation Association. Funded by a 2015 Birmingham Foundation grant

At bottom of steps

Turn right and keep right to descend 25 steps to South Side Park.

Turn left and continue to Marengo St. and its steps

Make right and climb Fernleaf. On the left at Eccles is the former Engine House #22 which was established in 1894. The view from the roof tower covered several surrounding neighborhoods and provided an ideal lookout for smoke and fires. … Continue reading →